A high school student comes to the nurse's office to discuss her anxiety regarding an upcoming test. Her test-taking anxiety is a(an):
A) concern.
B) stressor.
C) threat.
D) adjustment.
Ans: B
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Stress, coping, and adaptation are interrelated. Survival depends upon successful coping responses to ordinary and sometimes extraordinary circumstances and challenges.
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